The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-21

ms View city FATHERS Meet for ihe Firzs
Tins-Afsu Appoiutmsasu Made.

Ths New city Fathers Meet for the FirEl
Tins-Afsu Appointmears Made.
The first regular session Of the
council under the new city govern
ment was held last Monday night.
Meeting was called to order by
Mayor Banks, and roll call By Cy.
C0nran, clerk pro tenn, showed every
member present.
Mr.. T. D. Fitzpatrick and Mr.. r.
P. Cravens were placed In nOnina-
ton for president Of the council.
There being tie vote, four to four,
the mayor decided that Mr.. Cravens
was elected.
A number Of bills against the city
were presented and referred to com
mittee on finance.
The following petitions were intro
dueed and referred to committee on
sidewalks: For q sidewalk on east
side Of Sixth street between Walnut
and Mulberry streets. For Side
walk on east side Of Seventh street
between Iron avenue and Ash street.
For q sidewalk on east side Of Santa
Fe avenue between Elm and Pine
streets. For a sidewalk on north
side OF State street between Ninth
street and west side Of College addi-
ton.
Also petition 10 notify the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway to build a cross
ing at the corner Of Fourth and Pine
streets.
A petition TO reduce the license on
auction and commission houses TO
500 per year, payable quarterly, was
referred to committee on licenses.
A petition from the fire depart
ment asking the allowance Of claim
aggregating $3.50, was referred to
committee on finance.
ApetitlOn was introduced to extend
the water works from Eleventh TO
Twelfth street, and on South street
10 Morrison avenue; also on Walnut
from Ninth to Twelfth street, and
on Santa Fe avenue south TO the
Kansas Wesleyan University.
A petition was introduced asking
council to open up Seventh street to
Prescott avenue. Referred to CON-
mittee on streets and Rlleys.
The report Of the city treasurer
was read, showing a balance in the
city treasury Of 50, 1882.
A petition to amend city ordinance
so as to require vehicles TO stand
three feet instead Of ten feet from
any sidewalk or crossing, was refer
red to committee on streets and al
leys.
A petition asking the city to petit
ton the district court to annex to
the city Of Salina that tract Of land
between Santa Fe on the west and
the right Of way Of the Salina aud
Southwestern, on the east, Prescott
avenue on the north, and Crawford
avenue on the south. Referred to
the city attorney. Mr.. f. +. Peck
appeared before the council and adj
vOcated q change In the ordinance
lately passed, granting the electric
light franchise. A committee was
then appointed, consisting Of Messrs.
Cravens, Fitzpatrick and the city at
tOrney, to confer with Mr.. Peck, and
reported as follows: That the said
ordinance be at once repealed, and
the city attorney instructed to draw
up a new one, fOrthe next meeting Of
the council. The principal features
Of the change are striking out the
clause compelling him TO put lights
at any place, and limits his charge to
$40 for each light Of 1900 candle
power. The report was adopted
unanimously and the old ordinance
repealed.
The council then went into execu-
tive session to consider the mayors
appointments. Only three appoint
ments were sent In, viz: II. S.
Cunningham for city attorney,
James Chase, for marshal and II.
B. Wallace for city clerk. The NOM
inatiOn OF Mr.. Wallace was confirm
ed. The council failed to confirm
Mr.. Cunningham by a tie vote, aud
Mr.. Chase by a vote Of against 10 .
for.